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Little Head

Little Head, seen from above at true elevation

Little Head is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 17 m. Indian Butte stands 1,373 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Trinidad Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. 185 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
17 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.05609, -124.14673

185 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • Luffenholtz Beach Access: 1.8 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 1.8 mi
  • Houda Point: 2.0 mi
  • Moonstone County Park: 2.5 mi
  • Clam Beach County Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 40
  • Strawberry Rock: 2.0 mi
  • White Rock: 2.3 mi
  • Scotty Point: 3.2 mi
  • Candy Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Ceremonial Rock: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 11
Artworks: 10
Beaches: 9
Attractions: 9
  • Sumêg Village: 5.5 mi
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 17.2 mi
  • Carson Mansion: 17.3 mi
  • Elk Viewing: 22.1 mi
  • Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Azalea State Reserve: 10.2 mi
  • Redwood National & State Parks, Redwood Creek Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Lost Man Creek Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 0.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian ButteESE 118°1,373 m24.6 mi
Buck ButtesESE 104°1,261 m22.5 mi
Telescope PeakE 99°1,253 m22.8 mi
Hupa MountainE 87°1,239 m17.8 mi
Brannan MountainESE 104°1,211 m24.6 mi
Sugar Pine MountainE 93°1,174 m20.8 mi
Snow MountainE 98°1,122 m23.7 mi
White RocksE 84°1,098 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4520:1220:53
September equinox07:0518:3919:15
December solstice07:3916:0816:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484949505356575857545148
Precip in7.56.56.34.12.11.00.20.30.92.75.78.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358769478

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